Work trip to Chicago next week, and will have a chance to catch a game at Wrigley on Monday. I've never been; anyone have any tips/suggestions? Where to sit (bleachers?), where to go before the game, etc?

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If you want to save some money, stroll up to a scalper around the second inning and you'll get a pretty prime seat for chicken feed. That stadium sells a lot of tickets but they aren't exactly filling it up on a Monday.Wrigleyville itself is actually a disappointing douche haven for the most part. Unless you're all about rubbin' shoulders with the bros, you could venture a little out of the way to Lincoln Square (different from Lincoln Park) or something for a more pleasant atmosphere. Then again, the Wrigley sports bars might not be too bad on a Monday, especially with nothing much else going on.

Wear a Cardinals jersey with a White Sox hat and start talking smack, then urinate on Harry Carey's statue.

I haven't been down there in years, but there are plenty of bars surrounding the area. I'd take the L since parking in that area is very hard to come by and/or extremely expensive. You'll get to mix with the sea of humanity. Took the L down to US Cellular (then Comiskey) years ago to watch the Tribe. Someone had smeared feces on several of the seats. Oh yeah, it was 90 degrees. That was a fantastic 30 minute ride in a packed train car.

Before/after the game Murpheys Bleachers is the place to have a few beers. If you take the red line train and get off at Addison take a right after you leave the train station then take another right at the first street you come to and Murpheys will be at the end of that block on your right.

If this is your only time at Wrigley you may want to take in the game in the bleachers if you are interested in the social side of the game more then a serious game experience. You seem like a serious fan though so maybe you would prefer something behind 3rd base. I agree with the previous advice to wait until after the game starts and find a scalper.

By the way Peek, Cabrini Green has gone the way of the dinosaur and James Evans himself and is no more. Redeveloped that whole area for the Yuppies.

gotribe31 wrote:Thanks guys (except Peek, of course). Tickets are crazy expensive online, so will probably just try to wait and snag them after the 1st pitch. I'm excited to finally see Wrigley.

Are you looking at second-hand sites or directly from the Cubs? I don't think Wrigley is sold out, you might be able to get decent seats directly. I'd rather do that so you can get there early, have a beer and a dog and walk around the park....